C18Q1 Bridgehouse's Tragedy Bass Rebuild - Abandoned

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    You might want to reserve judgement till you HEAR the final result ;)
    FTFY
    Uh, in that case all my basses are crap...
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Prepare yourself for some proper horror style wood butchery.

    Nearest cutter I had wasn't quite big enough. Best bit of hardwood I had was quite thick.. so...



    Told you it was comedy. However, a rasp and liberal use of sander meant it was close..



    And out came good old wood filler esq.



    Stop sniggering at the back there!!
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Meanwhile, this happened..


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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27344
    That'll be fine.

    You just need a few coats of some really thick paint over it and no-one will ever know.
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    TTony said:
    That'll be fine.

    You just need a few coats of some really thick paint over it and no-one will ever know.
    I have some Artex somewhere..
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  • m_cm_c Frets: 1211
    You could of at least lined the grain up.
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    m_c said:
    You could of at least lined the grain up.
    Meh. I went for best fit. Then again, now it's gonna be a solid colour I don't think it will matter.

    Tho you will all know and it's bound to annoy you :)
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14322
    Bridgehouse said:
    Then again, now it's gonna be a solid colour I don't think it will matter.
    When the nitro finish sinks into the grain, the misalignment will become all too apparent. This could be hidden in plain sight by adding fake finish wear around the control knobs. 
    Be seeing you.
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  • m_cm_c Frets: 1211
    m_c said:
    You could of at least lined the grain up.
    Meh. I went for best fit. Then again, now it's gonna be a solid colour I don't think it will matter.

    Tho you will all know and it's bound to annoy you :)
    We'll just use it as justification for your rubbish tone, as that interrupted grain will obviously interrupt the flow of tone. :)
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Bridgehouse said:
    Then again, now it's gonna be a solid colour I don't think it will matter.
    When the nitro finish sinks into the grain, the misalignment will become all too apparent. This could be hidden in plain sight by adding fake finish wear around the control knobs. 
    Given this bass had graphic lines, 80s style lettering and silver fake binding, as well as coloured LED lights on the controls, I doubt a bit of grain sink will make any difference whatsoever.

    You guys are labouring under the delusion that this is anything more than a quick hatchet job! ;)
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16543

    if it happens it will be a slight line that follows the knobs quite closely - hardly  worth worrying about.


    Wood shrinks more along the grain than across it, but the ratio of dimensional shrinkages is different for each wood.  

    If plugging with the same type of wood  it makes sense to match the grain direction and there is a good chance you will never see the fill, no guarantees though.  

    If plugging with a different wood  it matters less  as its likely to reappear as a bit of shrinkage whatever you do

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    WezV said:

    if it happens it will be a slight line that follows the knobs quite closely - hardly  worth worrying about.


    Wood shrinks more along the grain than across it, but the ratio of dimensional shrinkages is different for each wood.  

    If plugging with the same type of wood  it makes sense to match the grain direction and there is a good chance you will never see the fill, no guarantees though.  

    If plugging with a different wood  it matters less  as its likely to reappear as a bit of shrinkage whatever you do

    I was unlikely to ever match whatever veneer they have used in this one ;)
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14322
    Speaking of matches, the project bass deserves to be heard through appropriate amplification. For some reason, Orange and Crate spring to mind. 
    Be seeing you.
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Speaking of matches, the project bass deserves to be heard through appropriate amplification. For some reason, Orange and Crate spring to mind. 
    Steady ;)

    I'm going to Preamp it up so it will sound much better than it did..
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Did it work?

    Yeah. Sort of. Does it look any good? Not really. Do I care? Not much.. 


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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Hmmm. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be..


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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Having mused quite a bit, I'm going to put the Glockenlang Preamp harness in this. Master volume, blend, and 2 band active eq. Should sharpen it up a bit.

    It will be a tight fit tho - needs 28mm clearance and the cavity is 29mm..
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    One of these..


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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27344
    One of these..


    Just the one?

    It'd work better if you installed all 3 of those.
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    TTony said:
    One of these..


    Just the one?

    It'd work better if you installed all 3 of those.
    Some people... ;)

    That's a single loom 
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